Game Change
Film2012118 min

Game Change

Taste attributes: dramahistorybiographyhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalry

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"Politics would never be the same."

Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: an unhurried historical drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 224 votes

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What lines up

  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalry

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Julianne MooreWoody HarrelsonEd HarrisPeter MacNicolJamey Sheridan

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2012
Runtime
118 min
Status
Released
Studio
HBO Films
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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